Moelleux au Chocolat... chocolate lava cake

Moelleux au Chocolat… This French classic chocolate lava cake recipe is without a doubt irresistible. Its perfect liquid center literally melts in your mouth. Easy to make in individual ramekins or small soufflé cups.


Hot Lava Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
½ stick butter to grease soufflé cups
¼ cup granular sugar, for coating soufflé cups

1¼ cups plus 1 tablespoon (2 sticks plus 5 tablespoons) unsalted butter
2 large egg yolks
5 large eggs
10.5 ounces high-quality bittersweet baking chocolate
1 tablespoon Godiva chocolate liqueur
2¾ cups confectioners' sugar, plus extra for dusting
1¼ cups all-purpose flour

Garnish: fresh berries and vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter and coat with sugar six individual 8-ounce soufflé cups. Place egg yolks and whole eggs in a mixing bowl. Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler, then add chocolate liqueur.

Beat eggs on low speed for approximately 2 minutes while pouring melted chocolate into mixture. Place confectioners' sugar and flour into a sieve, and sift into egg and chocolate mixture. Mix on high speed for 90 seconds. Use a rubber spatula to pour cake mixture into coated soufflé cups up to the crease on the rim.

Bake 20-25 minutes. The cake is ready when it doesn't stick to your finger when touched on top. Remove from oven and place serving plate on top of cup. When flipped, cake should slide out onto plate.

Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, add a few fresh berries, and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Moelleux au Chocolat translates softness in chocolate!